Mousehold Heath
Represented work of art
Material
Dimensions12 3/8 x 9 1/8 (31.5 x 23)
Work type
Inscription
- Inscribed L. Franciabottom left, and on verso Done for his friend Wm. Peirson as a small return for his imitiations of Kobell"s etching by L. Francia 1808
Provenance
- Purchased from P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., July 1961; Leonard G. Duke (1890–1971)
Exhibition history
- Eton College, 1948 (26 ); Three Centures of British Watercolours and Drawings, Arts Council, 1951 (66 ); English Drawings and Water Colors from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, February-March 1962, (32 ); Painting in England 1700- 1850, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, April- August 1963, (168 ); Legion Hall, Aldeburgh, 1964 (19 ); English Drawings and Watercolours, Colnaghi, London, December 1964- January 1965 (44 ); English Drawings and Watercolours, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, April- June, 1965 (44 ); Comment from Yale University Exhibition catalogue: The 'Peirson' referred to in the inscription is probably William Pearson who made a number of drawings in close imitation of Girtin's style.""
Previous owner
Paul Mellon
(1907-1999)
Previous owner
Leonard G. Duke
(1890 - 1971)
Photographic source
Object FormatPhotographic Print
Photograph Source
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Negative Number1048
Donor
Dudley Snelgrove
Archival context
Object numberPA-F00403-0011
Archival context
- Fonds:Paul Mellon Centre Photographic Archive
- Series:Paul Mellon Collection of Prints and Drawings
- Folder:PA-F00403
- Item:Mousehold Heath
ClassificationsArchival Document
Scope and content This series comprises images of a collection of works on paper (drawings, watercolours, prints) formerly owned by the American philanthropist, Paul Mellon. The collection has now been divided and paintings are owned by the following institutions: the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven; the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC; Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond; and the Paul Mellon private collection. The Photographic Archive does not include images of every print or drawing owned by Paul Mellon.
Acquisition information The collection has always been in the possession of the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art (or its predecessor institution, the Paul Mellon Foundation).
ArrangementThe archive has been arranged in its original order.
Conditions governing use The images in the Photographic Archive are derived from a variety of sources, so copyright in the collection is varied. The copyright status of each image is detailed at item level in the catalogue.
Accruals It is anticipated that new images may be added to the Centre’s Photographic Archive in future. These may be generated via the Centre’s everyday activities (such as the publishing programme). They may also come from external sources (such as donations by scholars or institutions).
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